Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Forever

Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #4,389 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,389
among girls · ↓726 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Forever · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
66 babies
All-time total
700
#10,484 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Forever popularity over time

700 babies have been named Forever since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 11 – 11 1 – #12,272
2000s 105 – 105 11 +855% #4,726
2010s 267 30 297 30 +183% #4,101
2020s (to 2025) 223 64 287 48 +61% #3,498

Where Forever is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 32 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Forever

Forever is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,389 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 700 American babies have been named Forever, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Forever stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Forever?

The median living Forever is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 700 people named Forever are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Forever year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 32 #4,389 10 #7,844
2024 42 #3,663 9 #8,546
2023 33 #4,309 12 #7,037
2022 45 #3,498 21 #4,759
2021 30 #4,544 7 #10,069
2020 41 #3,642 5 #12,680
2019 30 #4,580 12 #6,914
2018 35 #4,101 – –
2017 29 #4,731 7 #10,046
2016 24 #5,509 – –
2015 32 #4,435 5 #12,689
2014 33 #4,386 – –
2013 31 #4,567 6 #11,181
2012 15 #7,963 – –
2011 22 #6,007 – –
2010 16 #7,642 – –
2009 27 #5,273 – –
2008 20 #6,639 – –
2007 31 #4,726 – –
2006 10 #10,855 – –
2005 – – – –
2004 5 #16,973 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 5 #16,294 – –
2001 7 #12,488 – –
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1995 6 #12,272 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Forever, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Forever?

The median living Forever is about 7 years old. Half of all living Forevers are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Forever are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Forever are alive in the United States, based on 700 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Forever in 2025?

Forever ranked #4,389 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Forever?

700 babies have been named Forever in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Forever most popular?

Forever peaked in 2022, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Forever a boy or girl name?

Forever is used for both: about 87% of babies named Forever have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Forever rising or falling?

Forever is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Forever become more popular?

Forever looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Forever in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Forever

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